REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing
Countries) is a new and very ambitious global programme which seeks to create a financial …

Reducing emissions from deforestation comes at a cost, since the protection of forest implies
foregone revenues from timber, crops and livestock. Without legal and economic …

REDD+ is a scheme developed to provide incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
by decreasing degradation to forests and forest cover by adopting a sustainable forest …

Indonesia, which contains the third-largest area of tropical forest in the world, is currently
exploring policy options for the effective implementation of REDD+, the global initiative to …

It is now well accepted that deforestation is a key source of greenhouse gas emissions and
of climate change, with forests representing major sinks for carbon. As a result, public and …

A growing focus on mitigating climate change by reducing emissions from deforestation and
forest degradation (REDD and REDD+) is prompting the creation of a new form of private …

REDD+, a climate change mitigation mechanism that values carbon in tropical forests, is
expected to provide A frica with a range of environmental and socio‐economic benefits …

This report presents an analysis of the legal and policy framework for tree and forest carbon
in Ghana in an effort to contribute to this process. It shows that the current legal and …

Global climate change negotiations concern more than just the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions. Article Two of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
including the role of conservation and sustainable management of forests (REDD+) is an …